Oof, the new battle field is absolutely the web. Scarier that the CDC was impacted - taking advantage of the inherent vulnerability surrounding health, especially in this country, is a scary tactic.
To be honest, I read this article and it looks like a nothingburger. No evidence of anything illegal is actually presented, it all relies on "the government can pressure the company to release data." Nothing special about this, so does every other government.<p>I guess when it's the military it makes sense to take precautions, but nevertheless this just seems like a way to make Americans afraid of the scary Russians.
If one had to worry you should worry china more. They can even have successful app and world cannot go in but they are out. Unfair advantage on getting data.